ath9k: work around gcc ICEs

This patch works around an internal compiler error (gcc bug #37014) in
all gcc 4.2 compilers and the gcc 4.3 series up to at least 4.3.1
on at least powerpc and mips.

Many thanks to Andrew Pinski for analyzing the gcc bug.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <[e-mail]>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <[e-mail]>

drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c

···
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 123; i++) {
 		if ((cur_vit_mask > lower) && (cur_vit_mask < upper)) {
-			if ((abs(cur_vit_mask - bin)) < 75)
+
+			/* workaround for gcc bug #37014 */
+			volatile int tmp = abs(cur_vit_mask - bin);
+
+			if (tmp < 75)
 				mask_amt = 1;
 			else
 				mask_amt = 0;